By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching. Officials say three homes were destroyed Tuesday night
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. The decision comes as a big blow for TikTok’s fastest-growing market. The company statement said it will stop facilitating e-commerce transactions in TikTok
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday after a plunge in oil prices aided a recovery on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Hong Kong. Chinese markets were closed for a holiday. Market sentiment was helped by a $5 decline in oil prices on Wednesday. Lower
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China appears to have censored a photograph of two Chinese hurdlers embracing after a race because their lane numbers formed an accidental reference to the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The image captures Lin Yuwei, from lane 6, and Wu Yanni, in lane 4, hugging following the women’s
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A sudden heavy rainfall has triggered flash floods in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 army soldiers missing. The Indian army says the flooding occurred along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley. It says army camps and vehicles were submerged under mud and search
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El café es un cultivo delicado, en particular el café arábica, la variedad más popular. Y el cambio climático plantea una enorme amenaza para el negocio del café y para los agricultores. “Para crecer adecuadamente, los cultivos de café requieren niveles específicos de temperatura, luz y humedad”, según el Banco Interamericano
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc’s nations to ramp up production to “keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.” The news of possible ammunition shortfalls comes after money to
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER and JUTARAT SKULPICHETRAT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police say a teenage boy who allegedly shot two people dead and wounded five others inside a major shopping mall in Thailand’s capital used a blank-firing handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets. Video broadcast on television showed a long-haired teenage boy
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, is excited to announce the Fall FUNd Drive kick-off starts Friday, October 6 and runs through October 14. According to Chris Gossard, Executive Director: “This Fall’s FUNd Drive offers matching opportunities to double donations, limited edition Thank You Gifts, and our listeners’ favorite music! We
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s elections for president and members of the legislative assembly. The official Central News Agency said party Chairman Lin
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The Deschutes County Courthouse currently sits at 50,000 sq ft. With the planned addition, the courthouse on Northwest Bond Street will expand, adding an additional 50,000 sq ft. According to Deschutes County’s Facilities Director Lee Randall, the basement will include secure staff parking and a sally port for secure transfers of those in custody. The 1st
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Although it was billed as a “season finale,” “Ahsoka’s” eighth episode felt like more of a beginning, or rather, a hyperspace jump from the Disney+ streaming series back into the galaxy where it all began, on the big screen. Those expecting anything approaching closure were surely disappointed, but
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A lockdown has been imposed and security heightened in a city in southwest Nepal to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Trouble began over the weekend over a status posted on social media by a Hindu boy in the regional hub of Nepalgunj, in southwest Nepal. Muslims held a protest in
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send astronauts to the moon this decade and build an international lunar
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Flights were canceled and schools were closed in parts of Taiwan on Wednesday as the island braced for strong winds and downpours brought by Typhoon Koinu. At least 93 flights were canceled at airports across Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the island’s Civil Aviation Administration. The Maritime and Port Bureau said
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan, home to more than 1.7 million people who have fled violence in neighboring Afghanistan, is launching a mass deportation of “illegal immigrants,” authorities said Tuesday. In a news conference, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced a November 1 deadline for those residing in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Cinco personas recibieron disparos este martes en el campus de la Universidad Morgan State en Baltimore, dijo el comisionado de Policía Richard Worley en una conferencia de prensa nocturna. “Quiero dejar muy claro que todavía estamos investigando y los detalles son muy preliminares en este momento”, dijo Worley. “Cuatro de
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island’s significant cultural sites, its rich history including a royal residence and possibly remains of people who died in the disaster. The first stage of cleanup
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island’s significant cultural sites, its rich history including a royal residence and possibly remains of people who died in the disaster. The first stage of cleanup
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cork & Barrel is best known as the region’s biggest food and wine event. Held the third weekend in July, Cork & Barrel welcomes wineries and winemakers from a different wine region each year. This year’s Cork & Barrel—held at The Riverhouse July 20-22—presented 13 wineries from the Walla Walla Valley.
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